CiBreed Divisions
We investigate the chemical ecology of plant-insect interactions to deepen our understanding of these relationships and promote environmentally friendly crop protection strategies.
We use comparative functional genomics to understand the evolution and principles of the stress response system of land plants.
We research the molecular relationships and mechanisms that influence the characteristics of fertility and thus the health and robustness of our farm animals. We strive to develop and improve informatics and statistical methods to support crop and livestock breeding. We research the legal framework across all branches of crop, tree, and animal breeding. Focused on flexible regression models based on Bayesian inference, our research lies at the interface between machine learning and statistical learning. We are interested in genetics, epigenetics, and resistance traits to support breeding through understanding complex traits. We study the physiology of trees in response to environmental factors. We are interested in adaptation mechanisms and tree improvement at the molecular level. We are interested in the effects of new cultivars and genotypes on productivity, functional agrobiodiversity, and multiple ecosystem functions in different cropping systems and environments. We are combining quantitative and molecular approaches to understand the genetics of functional traits related to animal health and resource efficiency. The overall goal is to understand the function and genetic control of root traits in specific environments with the aim of enhancing soil resource capture and plant performance to secure food production in a changing climate. One focus of the department is metagenome- and metatranscriptome-based analysis of the structure and function of complex microbial communities, as well as the culture-independent recovery of novel genes and gene products from metagenomic samples. This research is complemented by the isolation, characterization, and exploitation of biotechnologically relevant or pathogenic microorganisms. At the IfZ, we are developing innovative sugar beet cultivation practices, considering all aspects of sugar beet production, like yield and quality forming, or plant diseases and protection as well as plant phenotyping, where we develop and use modern machines, sensors, robots, and analyzing tools. We are interested in the structural and functional analysis of mammalian genes and genomes and are investigating the cause of different important genetic traits and defects in domestic animals. We develop and study statistical, computational, and evolutionary methods that enable plant breeding and plant genetic analysis. We study life cycles of fungal pathogens and the interaction with their host plants in order to advance knowledge to manage plant diseases in agricultural crops.CiBreed Divisions
Agricultural Entomology
Animal Breeding and Genetics
Applied Bioinformatics
Biotechnology and Reproduction of Farm Animals
Breeding Informatics
Chair of Agricultural and Public Law
Chairs of Statistics and Econometrics
Crop Plant Genetics
Forest Botany and Tree Physiology
Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding
Friedrich-Löffler Institute: Institute of Farm Animal Genetics
Functional Agrobiodiversity
Functional Breeding
Genetics and Physiology of Root Development
Genomic and Applied Microbiology
Institute of Sugar Beet Research
Institute of Veterinary Medicine
Marketing for Food and Agricultural Products
Plant Breeding Methodology
Plant Pathology and Crop Protection